SEC' Quiz

The problems of squaring a Pan-European agenda

regarding 25 countries union _______ a slow, complex,

and divisive process.

• has

• have

• have had

• had had

An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 brown bears living in

Alaska ______ grizzlies.

• is called

• are called

• calls

• call

Astronomers on Tuesday News _____ the discovery of a

new class of planets.

• announce

• had announced

• announced

• have announced

In the sea, a dolphin is considered the

most intelligent mammal while the blue

whale is _____.

• the largest

• the most large

• larger

• more large

______ the United States consists of many different immigrant groups, many sociologists believe there is a distinct national character.

• In spite of

• Despite

• Whether

• Even though

Woodrow Wilson ____ as governor of New Jersey before he was elected President of the United States in 1912.

• served

• serving

• who has served

• to have served

The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a Native American word _____ “bubbling springs.”

• meant

• meaning

• that it meant

• whose meaning

_____ of precious gems is determined by their hardness, color, and brilliance.

• The valuable

• It is the value

• It is valuable

• The value

The Caldecott Medal, _______ for the best children's picture book, is awarded each January.

• a prize

• which prize

• is a prize which

• is a prize

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark grey clouds _______ forebode rain.

• what

• which

• what they

• which they